What is it about?
This paper explores the dynamic tension between two sets of narratives, both of which relate to the origins of yoga postures. The focus explores the ways in which an 'Egyptian' or 'Kemetic' yoga tradition has formed and how this is promoted through tourism. As well as how it is operationalised toward a Black ethno-nationalism.
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Why is it important?
The ways in which neo-Romantic sentiments are woven into the global wellness industry and their connections to various types of cultural revival and ethno-nationalisms is an under-explored rubric. Therefore, what makes this paper unique is the ways in which it pulls together seemingly disparate conditions to show previously unnoticed perspectives.
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This page is a summary of: Yoga’s Own “N-word” and Afrakan-Inspired Yogic Ethnostates, February 2024, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004686250_008.
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